Older adults represent a vulnerable population with elevated risk for numerous morbidities.
To explore the association of the microbiome with aging and age-related susceptibilities …

Advances in sequencing, bioinformatics and analytics now allow the structure, function and
interrelations of whole microbial communities to be studied in greater detail. Collaborative …

Human skin is composed of the cell-rich epidermis, the extracellular matrix (ECM) rich
dermis, and the hypodermis. Within the dermis, a dense network of ECM proteins provides …

Cutibacterium acnes is the most abundant bacterium living in human, healthy and sebum-
rich skin sites, such as the face and the back. This bacterium is adapted to this specific …

Hair follicles, which are connected to sebaceous glands in the skin, undergo cyclic periods
of regeneration, degeneration, and rest throughout adult life in mammals. The crucial …

Human skin microbiota has been described as a “microbial fingerprint” due to observed
differences between individuals. Current understanding of the cutaneous microbiota is …

Although it is well-known that human skin aging is accompanied by an alteration in the skin
microbiota, we know little about how the composition of these changes during the course of …

Skin can be infected by many types of microorganisms, most commonly by gram‑positive
strains of Staphylococcus and Streptococcus spp. Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus (S …

Alterations in the human microbiome have been observed in a variety of conditions such as
asthma, gingivitis, dermatitis and cancer, and much remains to be learned about the links …

Importance Skin microbiome correlates with disease severity for lesional and nonlesional
skin, indicating a global influence of atopic dermatitis (AD). A relation between skin …